Pine Charles

I respectfully disagree. ”Domesticating” Kendall - especially with the birth of those brats - killed her. I agree with the others that she should’ve had more of an “Erica Kane” history (especially with men). Kendall was much more akin to her mother in personality than Bianca.

I hated her with stupid Zach. I guess it was a popular pairing, but I found Zach so wooden and boring. The actor (Kaye??) was hot in a “daddy” way (LOL!!), but just so BLAH to me.

Aahh!! That makes sense - and would’ve been delicious, I agree!! Yeah, besides those actually living at the mansion (+Brian, since he was Hayley’s boyfriend), Janet really didn’t interact with too many people in Pine Valley (besides Adam) pre-well.

You mean Erica being an accomplice in Janet’s initial plot to impersonate Natalie and thereby stealing her life, as a form of “revenge” for their tumultuous past?? Or do you mean Erica just giving Janet a makeover to appear more glamorous?? Erica did help Janet with her makeup and hair (giving her a scarf to cover up the unwashed texture and dark roots) during her trial in late ‘91.

I remember those scenes well - mostly my excitement in seeing Natalie (w/ Harold, of course). Travis and Jeremy appeared, too, IIRC.

Did you like Gillian??

Precisely!! (Btw, the last few replies have made me resent Maria. LOL!! And I remember more or less enjoying her in the ‘90s... although I do recall - my mother, too - always thinking it was a mistake to break Brooke & Edmund up for Maria.... SAINT Maria of Wildwind, tending to the sick in her push-up bra).

Btw, I remember everyone HATING blonde Laura - especially after that tart got Gillian’s heart (a character whom the audience eventually grew to love). ‘90s, curly-haired Laura was a superior actor (of course, the writing was better then, too).

Oh, my!! And then Brooke walks in on them in bed (a la Mona walking in on Erica in bed with her best friend Nick)??

You are HATE and SPITE with an expensive haircut.”

I concur 100%!! Do you feel Maria was a worthy adversary??

For sure!! And this was good, too:

Erica was always jealous of Brooke’s intellect, I believe, while Brooke was always jealous of Erica’s charisma. DIXIE, not Erica, was actually the woman to directly f*ck over Brooke the most (first in ‘89 with Adam, and then again in ‘94 with Tad).

Yes. I believe what ended Janet’s plot was Dr. Kinder kidnapping her (which also involved Liza & Skye, as well as Erica, due to her earlier association with him as his patient).

OMG!!.....

I remember them gearing up for Janet stealing Brooke’s life - which would’ve ultimately meant Robin Mattson getting the boot and a dual role for Julia Barr. Fan outcry led to the story getting dropped and Robin Mattson keeping her job. A part of me would’ve loved to have seen JB take on a dual role.- and I’m sure RM would’ve been kept on-screen a while for the “mirror” scenes - but I know it was for the best that it was ultimately nixed. If memory serves, Janet’s motive was Brooke “stealing” Pierce and Laura away from her. I remember the scene of Janet hatching her plot and looking at the mirror - with Julia Barr as the “reflection.” I also remember a scene of Janet hiding in Brooke’s closet, intending to clip a lock of Brooke’s hair to perfectly match the color (just like she did with Natalie). I wonder where Janet would’ve imprisoned Brooke...?? A well would be too obvious. If you could ponder a guess, what would Janet’s mental diagnoses be??.... Schizophrenia with a dash of Borderline Personality and Body Dysmorphia disorders??

RIP Ray Gardner was TERRIFYING!! (Btw, I always figured he was older and had passed away years ago)

Same. I think the West Coast soaps always seemed more plastic and less “real”. AMC had characters like people I would actually see amongst day-to-day life. And while AMC did have “pretty people”, they also did a good job at diversifying the cast in terms of looks and the social classes of the characters..... of course, I’m talking about during the heyday period.

Who are YOU to tell Erica Kane about ‘GLAMOUR’??... I wrote the BOOK!!

Early Babs reminded me of Sigourney Weaver’s character in Working Girl.

Tom was the epitome of a “mean drunk” - and I concur with the person who said he appeared possessed when his rage came out. The mediocre Deidre Hall should’ve taken notes to appear more convincing. But back to Tom.... He was also a devout Catholic, who balked at his wife taking contraceptives because she was career-oriented and didn’t want to be a mother at that time. Did he even know about Erica’s early ‘70s abortion??!! I think not, as he probably would’ve stoned Miss Kane to death if he knew!! (Btw, I liked the Barbara character. Yeah, she should’ve walked little Laura across the street, especially considering it was evening hours.... but she had a deadline on that goddamn report!!)

As you should.

Oh, dear!! Our dear Ruth Warrick was the original Kanye West!!

Seems to be Travis & Jackson’s Southern aunt. The Montgomery Family was Southern, I believe (the Carolinas??), yet Travis and Jack never had Southern accents that I recall.